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'Vivo' journeys to deliver love letter in trailer for animated film

By Annie Martin   |   July 29, 2021 at 12:01 PM
Lin-Manuel Miranda voices the title character in the animated musical film "Vivo." File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI Zoe Saldana attends the LACMA Art+Film gala in 2019. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Lin-Manuel Miranda attends the Los Angeles premiere of "Mary Poppins Returns" in 2018. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI Lin-Manuel Miranda attends the Kennedy Center Honors in 2018. File Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI Gloria Estefan (L) and Emilio Estefan attend the Kennedy Center Honors in 2018. File Photo by Ron Sachs/UPI

July 29 (UPI) -- Netflix is giving a glimpse of the new film Vivo.

The streaming service shared a trailer for the animated musical film Thursday featuring the voice of Lin-Manuel Miranda as the kinkajou Vivo, a tropical rainforest mammal known as a "honey bear."

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The preview shows Vivo (Miranda) undertake a journey for his owner, Andrés (Juan de Marcos González). Vivo teams up with Andrés' grand-niece, Gabi (Ynairaly Simo), to deliver a love letter in the form of a song to Andrés' lost love, Marta (Gloria Estefan).

Vivo is directed by Kirk DeMicco and features music by Alex Lacamoire. The film also features the voices of Michael Rooker, Brian Tyree Henry, Leslie David Baker and Katie Lowes.

Netflix shared a teaser for Vivo last week that shows Vivo and Gabi traveling through the Florida Everglades.

"Vivo is an exhilarating story about gathering your courage, finding family in unlikely friends, and the belief that music can open you to new worlds," an official description reads.

Vivo premieres Aug. 6 on Netflix.